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Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than many sparrows" (Matthew 10:29–31).Ĭivilla Martin, who wrote the lyrics, said of her inspiration to write the song based on the scriptures:Įarly in the spring of 1905, my husband and I were sojourning in Elmira, New York. But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Are you not of more value than they?" (Matthew 6:26) and "Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father. "Look at the birds of the air they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. The theme of the song is inspired by the words of David in the Psalms and Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew in the Bible: "I will instruct thee and teach thee in the way which thou shalt go: I will guide thee with mine eye" (Psalm 32:8). Sometimes it was sung with the slightly altered title "His Eye is on the Tiny Bird" and this version was recorded by actress Violet Carson in 1972. Whitney Houston's recording of the song, one of the singer's last to be recorded before her death in 2012, was released off the soundtrack of the film, Sparkle, and became a posthumous number one Billboard single off one of the gospel singles charts. Mahalia Jackson's recording of the song was honored with the Grammy Hall of Fame Award in 2010. It is most associated with actress-singer Ethel Waters who used the title for her autobiography. " His Eye Is on the Sparrow" is a gospel hymn written in 1905 by lyricist Civilla D.
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